Prairie State Canoeists
A Northeast Illinois Canoe and Kayak Club
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025 Leader: Joan Wincentsen Co-Leader: Emily Miao Location: Voyageur's Landing FP on the Fox River, Elgin, IL Skill Level: Beginner Category: Day Trip Details: This is the second PSC new member event in 2025. Join us at Voyageur’s Landing Forest Preserve on the Fox River in Kane County to paddle and get acquainted. Launchtime is 10 AM so please allow time to unload your stuff. Bring a travel lunch plus your own equipment (including your properly fitted PFD), drinking water, and a change of clothes in case you get wet. We’ll paddle upstream, stop for lunch at South End Park, then paddle back to Voyageur’s Landing – about 3.5 miles in all. Finish time is between noon and 1:00 PM. No car shift. Both Voyagers and South End offer relatively easy launches, restrooms, and picnic space.
Location: Voyageur’s Landing is at 50 Airport Rd., Elgin, IL. It is on the west side of the Fox River, 1 mile east of Route 31, just north of I 90.